Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Crest of York St John College
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Barker Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Transport Moves On
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Council of Arles
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman Minster
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- William Etty, Artist
- York St John in the 20th Century