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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Cawood Sword
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Minster Library
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Barker Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Is York Cursed?
- The First Railway Station
- St Leonard's Hospital
- John Carr - Architect