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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New Walk
- Scarborough Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- Ouse Bridge
- The York Helmet
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Hospitium
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Male Grooming
- The First Railway Station
- Guy Fawkes
- Fire in the Minster
- Mary Ward