Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- York Art Gallery
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and the Holocaust
- Olive Oil Container
- A Pipkin
- York's Coat of Arms
- Middleham Jewel
- The Hospitium
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Railway Institute
- The Abbot's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- First World War Memorial
- Gold Arm Ring