Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Council of Arles
- Second World War York
- King Richard III and York
- St William's Shrine
- Water Lanes
- First World War York
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward III and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Statue of the God Mars
- Anglian Cross
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Judges Lodging