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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- View from Station Rise
- Monk Bar
- Rowntree Park
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Minster Library
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Statue of Napoleon
- Military Belt Fitting
- New Earswick
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Dick Turpin
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Male Grooming
- Judges Lodging