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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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The George Fox Incident
- 62 Low Petergate
- Walmgate Bar
- King Richard II and York
- The First Railway Station
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Jubbergate
- First World War York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Olive Oil Container
- The Medieval Castle
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mithras and Arimanius