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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Carving
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Holy Trinity Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fairfax House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Scarborough Bridge
- Mary Ward