Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King Edward I and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bootham School
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Richard II and York
- Anglian Carving
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fairfax House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A Pipkin
- York and the Holocaust