Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Crux's Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Red Tower
- Barley Hall
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Margaret Clitherow
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bootham Bar