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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- New Shopping Centres
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The York Helmet
- York's Airfield
- Treasurer's House
- Olive Oil Container
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bronze weights
- Micklegate Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Shambles
- The Railway Institute
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Basilica