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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Viking Silk Cap
- Feeding Roman York
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Female Prison
- Minster Library
- Jubbergate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham School
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Ripon College for Women
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels