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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Church of St Olave
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Transport Moves On
- York Railway Station
- De Grey Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Edward I and York
- The Red Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Abbot's House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Roman Head Pot