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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inscription to Hecules
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Ouse Bridge
- First World War York
- The Medieval Minster
- The Greyfriars
- York Central Library
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St William's Shrine
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Edward I and York
- Jewbury Cemetery