Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Edward III and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Clifford's Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- Walmgate Bar
- Our Lady's Row
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham School
- Margaret Clitherow
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Castle Museum
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Holocaust