Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- A New Walk
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Red Tower
- First World War York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Silver Strap Ends
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Guy Fawkes
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Industrial Upheaval
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's Airfield