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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Coins
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Silk Cap
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- De Grey Rooms
- John Carr - Architect
- Vikings and Christianity
- Clifford's Tower
- Bootham School
- The Norman Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York