Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Bar Convent
- View from Station Rise
- The Medieval Minster
- The Norman Castle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Minster Library
- Constantius Chlorus
- Medieval Prisons
- William Etty, Artist
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Anglian Hanging Bowl