Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- The Norman Castle
- Stonegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Military Belt Fitting
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Boot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Statue of Napoleon
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Victoria Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Helen