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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Hoard
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The First Railway Station
- Is York Cursed?
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of St Olave
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Statue of an Athlete
- The First Minster
- York's Airfield
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Railway King: George Hudson