Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York and the Holocaust
- The Abbot's House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Crest of York St John College
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Water Lanes
- The Hospitium
- Clifford's Tower
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The End of the Abbey
- A New Vision For York
- The Battle of the Standard