Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New Vision For York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fairfax House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fishergate Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Industrial Upheaval
- A Pipkin
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa