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 the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Rowntree Park
- The Roman Fortress
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Norman Castle
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Jubbergate
- New Earswick
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Male Grooming
- The End of the Abbey
- The York Helmet
- Viking Silk Cap
- The New Theatre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Teaching the Poor