Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Edward III and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Mystery Plays
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bootham School
- St Crux's Church
- Dick Turpin
- The Council of Arles
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Edward II and York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Sixties York