Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Jubbergate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Railway Institute
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward III and York
- The End of the Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Guildhall
- York Castle Museum
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Anglian Cross
- The 1190 Massacre
- Yorkshire Museum
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's Coat of Arms
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head