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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- The Norman House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Dick Turpin
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Mystery Plays
- York Railway Station
- Second World War York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Cross
- St Martin Le Grand Church