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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Silver Strap Ends
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Margaret Clitherow
- Fairfax House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The York Observatory
- The Bar Convent
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The End of the Abbey
- The Medieval Abbey
- Fishergate Bar
- Sixties York