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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Fairfax House
- The White Rose of York
- Scarborough Bridge
- The End of the Abbey
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Carving
- Minster Library
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Coins
- Barker Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Silver Strap Ends
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Industrial Upheaval
- Walmgate Bar