Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Norman Window Frame
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward I and York
- Guy Fawkes
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Greyfriars
- Walmgate Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Richard III and York
- Monk Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Bar Convent
- The End of the Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall