Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Greyfriars
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Bombed
- Barley Hall
- Barker Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Victoria Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Military Belt Fitting
- Royal Station Hotel