Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Crest of York St John College
- Middleham Jewel
- Inscription to Hecules
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Guildhall
- Minster Library
- A Pipkin
- York Central Library
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity