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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Helmet
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Crux's Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Olave
- Feeding Roman York
- Ouse Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Guildhall
- The York Hoard
- York Art Gallery
- Barley Hall