Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Mansion House
- York Bombed
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Roman Head Pot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Jubbergate
- Olive Oil Container
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Mystery Plays
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Edward III and York