Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Stonegate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward I and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Sixties York
- The Norman House
- The Council of Arles
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Barker Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- Fishergate Bar
- The Norman Minster