Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Bombed
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Statue of Napoleon
- Statue of the God Mars
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Olive Oil Container
- William Etty, Artist
- York and the Holocaust
- The County Court House
- Norman Window Frame
- The First Minster
- The Battle of the Standard
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart