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 Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Gold Arm Ring
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Vikings and Christianity
- Medieval Prisons
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman Abbey
- Middleham Jewel
- The Norman Castle
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham School
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Bombed
- Statue of the God Mars
- Trams Pulled by Horses