Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- 62 Low Petergate
- William Etty, Artist
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Garrison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The End of the Abbey
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard III and York
- The York Helmet
- The Norman Abbey
- Middleham Jewel
- The York Hoard
- Treasurer's House