Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- 62 Low Petergate
- St William's Shrine
- Holy Trinity Church
- Fishergate Bar
- Stonegate
- King Edward I and York
- The Mansion House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The County Court House
- York Union Gas Works
- The Abbot's House
- The Medieval Castle
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in Viking Times