Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Gold Arm Ring
- Barley Hall
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Railway Station
- York's Airfield
- York and the Holocaust
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Cross
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Council of Arles
- King Richard II and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Helmet
- Micklegate Bar