Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Red Tower
- York Railway Station
- A New Walk
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- First World War Memorial
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions