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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Teaching the Poor
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Hospitium
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Water Lanes
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Crux's Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York