Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- The First Minster
- Lendal Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Union Gas Works
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Ripon College for Women
- The Greyfriars
- First World War York
- York Railway Station
- St Crux's Church
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Airfield