Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Hospitium
- The Mystery Plays
- Mary Ward
- The York Helmet
- William Etty, Artist
- Constantius Chlorus
- Industrial Upheaval
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Transport Moves On
- Ripon College for Women
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- George Leeman
- The Bar Convent
- York in the fifteenth Century