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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Abbot's House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- William Etty, Artist
- York Railway Station
- Crest of York St John College
- The Basilica
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Transport Moves On
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Cawood Sword
- New Shopping Centres
- Rowntree Park