Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Coins
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Minster Library
- York Central Library
- Margaret Clitherow
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King Richard III and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Abbot's House
- Lendal Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Judges Lodging
- The Red Tower