Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze weights
- Sixties York
- Minster Library
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Dick Turpin
- The End of the Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Statue of an Athlete
- The First Railway Station
- St Crux's Church
- Victoria Bar
- Crest of York St John College