Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Minster Library
- Medieval Prisons
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mary Ward
- King Edward III and York
- Church of St Olave
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Cinema Comes to York
- Guy Fawkes