Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Hoard
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Eric Bloodaxe
- New Shopping Centres
- Mary Ward
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward II and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Cross