Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Jubbergate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Guildhall
- The First Minster
- First World War Memorial
- Margaret Clitherow
- Monk Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate