Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- George Leeman
- Royal Station Hotel
- 62 Low Petergate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Garrison
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Barley Hall
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Statue of Napoleon
- Guy Fawkes
- The Railway Institute
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Olave