Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Bar Convent
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Feeding Roman York
- Vikings and Christianity
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Garrison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Cross