Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Dick Turpin
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Castle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Boot
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- First World War York
- De Grey Rooms
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bootham School