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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward II and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Fire in the Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Richard II and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Castle Museum
- The New Theatre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Olive Oil Container
- The Norman House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart