Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Transport Moves On
- A New Vision For York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Red Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Barley Hall
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King Edward III and York
- The Guildhall
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Silk Cap