Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Red Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Cross
- Military Belt Fitting
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Abbey
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fishergate Bar
- The York Hoard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Statue of Napoleon