Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Guildhall
- The Norman Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- The White Rose of York
- The Multangular Tower
- The Abbot's House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Minster Library
- A New Vision For York
- Middleham Jewel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Black Death
- Feeding Roman York
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas