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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The First Minster
- New Shopping Centres
- Jubbergate
- Medieval Prisons
- The Roman Fortress
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Richard II and York
- The Shambles
- The York Hoard
- Barker Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- Is York Cursed?
- York Railway Station