Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Boot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rowntree Park
- Scarborough Bridge
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham School
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Richard II and York
- Sixties York