Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Assembly Rooms
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of St Olave
- The First Railway Station
- Judges Lodging
- A New Vision For York
- Anglian Cross
- King Edward I and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Minster Library
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Battle of the Standard
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's Coat of Arms