Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Feeding Roman York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway Institute
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Crest of York St John College
- Viking Boot
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Scarborough Bridge
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward I and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart