Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Constantius Chlorus
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Garrison
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- William Etty, Artist
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Edward II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway Institute
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Minster Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- John Carr - Architect
- Holy Trinity Church
- De Grey Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart