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 Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Greyfriars
- Transport Moves On
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Stonegate
- Fairfax House
- St William's Shrine
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Castle
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Black Death
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Guy Fawkes
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Lendal Bridge