Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Vikings and Christianity
- A New Vision For York
- Church of St Olave
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription to Hecules
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St William's Shrine
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Female Prison
- Holy Trinity Church