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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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Black Death
- The Horn of Ulf
- Second World War York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Male Grooming
- Our Lady's Row
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Retreat
- The Roman Fortress
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- A Pipkin
- Alcuin of York
- The Norman Castle