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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Multangular Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- The White Rose of York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Railway Station
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Barker Tower
- York Bombed
- Inside the Roman Fortress