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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Feeding Roman York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Our Lady's Row
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Bar Convent
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The County Court House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Retreat
- The First Minster