Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's Coat of Arms
- Our Lady's Row
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Statue of the God Mars
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Edward I and York
- Crest of York St John College
- Transport Moves On
- A New Vision For York
- New Shopping Centres
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Olive Oil Container
- Industrial Upheaval