Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Lendal Tower
- Sixties York
- King Edward I and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Abbot's House
- The York Helmet
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Crest of York St John College
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Retreat
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Abbey