Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Olive Oil Container
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The York Hoard
- Walmgate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Norman Window Frame
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- New Shopping Centres
- The Debtors' Prison
- Gold Finger Ring
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inscription to Hecules
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Mansion House
- King Edward I and York