Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Edward I and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- New Earswick
- Barley Hall
- Viking Coins
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels