Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- A New Vision For York
- Sixties York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Observatory
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Union Gas Works