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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- The Norman Minster
- Norman Window Frame
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman Castle
- Holy Trinity Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- De Grey Rooms
- St William's Shrine
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Leonard's Hospital