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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Rowntree Park
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Helen
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Richard III and York
- York Castle Museum
- Victoria Bar
- York Railway Station
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Castle
- The County Court House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Coins
- King Edward II and York