Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Abbot's House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Treasurer's House
- The Roman Fortress
- A Pipkin
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Olave
- The Medieval Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- Middleham Jewel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Ripon College for Women