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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Amber Bead Workshop
- William Etty, Artist
- The Red Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Medieval Abbey
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Boot
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Bar Convent
- The White Rose of York