Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Crux's Church
- Jubbergate
- Guy Fawkes
- The Abbot's House
- Barley Hall
- The First Railway Station
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Judges Lodging
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Stonegate
- The Greyfriars