Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War Memorial
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Male Grooming
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Abbot's House
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fishergate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Medieval Prisons
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Medieval Abbey