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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Stonegate
- York Garrison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Railway Institute
- The Abbot's House
- A New University
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward II and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Bar Convent
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Castle Museum
- The Battle of the Standard
- Constantius Chlorus