Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Mary Ward
- St Crux's Church
- Anglian Cross
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Basilica
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Cawood Sword
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Central Library
- Church of St Helen
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Art Gallery
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Lendal Bridge