Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Ripon College for Women
- A Pipkin
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Royal Station Hotel
- A New University
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Council of Arles
- Fairfax House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace