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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Judges Lodging
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Statue of Napoleon
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Minster Library
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Assembly Rooms
- Barker Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Crux's Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Carving
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Sixties York