Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- New Earswick
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Crest of York St John College
- The Bar Convent
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Olave
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Medieval Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Yorkshire Museum
- A New Vision For York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barley Hall
- The First Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch