Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Is York Cursed?
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Sixties York
- York Garrison
- A Pipkin