Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- A Pipkin
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Council of Arles
- The Basilica
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Anglian Carving
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The York Helmet
- The Railway Institute
- St William's Shrine
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions