Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze weights
- York Bombed
- New Earswick
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Water Lanes
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Assembly Rooms
- Second World War York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Inscription to Hecules
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Helmet