Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- The White Rose of York
- The Council of Arles
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Head Pot
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Sixties York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Rowntree Park
- St Crux's Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels