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 timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Mansion House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Carving
- Guy Fawkes
- Teaching the Poor
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Retreat
- George Leeman
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Yorkshire Museum
- The White Rose of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Battle of the Standard