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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- A New University
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Barley Hall
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Victorian Prison Building
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Treasurer's House
- The Battle of the Standard
- Guy Fawkes
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Yorkshire Museum
- Roman Head Pot
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- View from Station Rise