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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Gold Finger Ring
- Treasurer's House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard II and York
- De Grey Rooms
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward I and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Silk Cap
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze weights
- Scarborough Bridge