Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Statue of the God Mars
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Mystery Plays
- The New Theatre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The County Court House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Monk Bar
- First World War Memorial