Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze weights
- John Carr - Architect
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Feeding Roman York
- Stonegate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Fairfax House
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Male Grooming
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse