Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fire in the Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cinema Comes to York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Battle of the Standard
- Anglian Cross
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York in the fifteenth Century