Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Garrison
- Clifford's Tower
- A New University
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Castle
- Treasurer's House
- The Medieval Minster
- The Norman Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The First Minster
- Anglian Cross