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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Coins
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Walmgate Bar
- The Female Prison
- York and the Holocaust
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Boot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inscription from Fortress Gate