Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Viking Coins
- The Guildhall
- The Bar Convent
- Barley Hall
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Ripon College for Women
- The York Helmet
- Industrial Upheaval
- Scarborough Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Edward III and York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Military Belt Fitting