Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Male Grooming
- Fairfax House
- The Railway Institute
- Middleham Jewel
- A Pipkin
- The Black Death
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Holocaust
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- William Etty, Artist
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street