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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Medieval Minster
- Monk Bar
- Minster Library
- The Cawood Sword
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Olive Oil Container
- Bootham School
- The Basilica
- The County Court House
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Garrison
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Industrial Upheaval