Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman Castle
- Anglian Carving
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Barley Hall
- The Mansion House
- Judges Lodging
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Roman Head Pot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Clifford's Tower