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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The County Court House
- Clifford's Tower
- Minster Library
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Hospitium
- The York Observatory
- The Medieval Castle
- Dick Turpin
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Statue of the God Mars
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Fairfax House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Edward II and York
- The Retreat
- The Bar Convent
- The York Helmet