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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze weights
- King Richard II and York
- The Medieval Abbey
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Castle
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Roman Head Pot
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Council of Arles
- The Female Prison
- A New University
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- First World War Memorial
- The Cawood Sword