Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- First World War York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St William's Shrine
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Roman Fortress
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Medieval Prisons
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham School
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Council of Arles