Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- First World War Memorial
- The Medieval Minster
- Mary Ward
- Stonegate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Lendal Tower
- The Multangular Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- Norman Window Frame
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Medieval Abbey
- George Leeman