Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Barker Tower
- Barley Hall
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Observatory
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Black Death
- York Railway Station
- Viking Male Grooming
- A New Walk
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Finger Ring