Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Bar Convent
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- York Central Library
- Statue of an Athlete
- The First Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New University
- The Norman Castle
- The New Theatre
- Dick Turpin
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Inscription from Fortress Gate