Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Coins
- The Multangular Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- The Retreat
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The End of the Abbey
- The Basilica
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Stonegate
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Assembly Rooms