Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Walmgate Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Coins
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- View from Station Rise
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman House
- The Norman Abbey
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- New Shopping Centres
- Is York Cursed?