Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Bombed
- New Shopping Centres
- The York Observatory
- The Red Tower
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Bar Convent
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Railway Station
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Ripon College for Women
- The Railway Institute
- The York Helmet