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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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.
- The Mansion House
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Yorkshire Museum
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Micklegate Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Central Library
- A Pipkin
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Black Death
- The Norman Minster
- York Bombed
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Jubbergate
- Rowntree Park
- Statue of an Athlete