Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Union Gas Works
- The Mansion House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Black Death
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Bombed
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Shambles
- York Castle Museum
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Coins
- Roman Gods and Goddesses