Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bootham School
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- First World War York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Boot
- The End of the Abbey
- Ouse Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Minster Library
- The George Fox Incident
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers