Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Crest of York St John College
- The Council of Arles
- The York Helmet
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Feeding Roman York