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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Second World War York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The York Hoard
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Edward III and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- Rowntree Park
- Silver Strap Ends
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Alcuin of York
- Constantius Chlorus