Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Hospitium
- Bronze weights
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The York Hoard
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Is York Cursed?
- Statue of Napoleon
- The First Railway Station
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Helmet
- St Crux's Church
- York's Coat of Arms
- Viking Coins
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A New Walk