Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Battle of the Standard
- Water Lanes
- The York Helmet
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- George Leeman
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Treasurer's House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Margaret Clitherow
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Cross
- Bones of a Roman Combatant