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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Medieval Prisons
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Constantius Chlorus
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York in the fifteenth Century