Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Bar
- Bootham School
- Viking Coins
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Railway Station
- The Medieval Castle
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Boot
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Is York Cursed?
- York Art Gallery