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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fire in the Minster
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Garrison
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Minster Library
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The First Railway Station
- The County Court House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Art Gallery
- Guy Fawkes