Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Assembly Rooms
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Water Lanes
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Garrison
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Boot
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fairfax House
- The Medieval Castle
- The Mansion House