Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Viking Coins
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Bombed
- The White Rose of York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Ripon College for Women
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Boot
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Treasurer's House