Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Railway Institute
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Minster Library
- Stonegate
- York Garrison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Richard III and York
- The Norman Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Roman Fortress