Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York's Airfield
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Guildhall
- Cinema Comes to York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Cross
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The End of the Abbey
- A New University
- King Richard II and York
- The Black Death
- Viking Coins
- Church of St Helen