Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Bronze weights
- Ouse Bridge
- York's Airfield
- Dick Turpin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Second World War York
- York Garrison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Norman Minster