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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- York Bombed
- King Edward II and York
- A Pipkin
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Cawood Sword
- Judges Lodging
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York Castle Museum
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Holy Trinity Church
- 62 Low Petergate
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward I and York
- Military Belt Fitting