Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- The Shambles
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Barley Hall
- The White Rose of York
- New Shopping Centres
- Second World War York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The County Court House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant