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
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Monk Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The End of the Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Coins
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Second World War York
- Lendal Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Edward I and York
- Bootham Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- The County Court House
- The New Theatre
- Micklegate Bar
- York and the Holocaust