Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward II and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Anglian Cross
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rowntree Park
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Yorkshire Museum
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Horn of Ulf
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Lendal Bridge
- The Cawood Sword
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Industrial Upheaval