Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Judges Lodging
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Bombed
- Viking Boot
- Clifford's Tower
- The Guildhall
- Bone Trial Piece
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Holy Trinity Church
- The County Court House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Barley Hall
- The Minster after the Reformation