Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The New Theatre
- Fishergate Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman House
- A New Vision For York
- King Edward II and York
- Micklegate Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Council of Arles
- Roman Head Pot
- Fire in the Minster
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Minster