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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The Mystery Plays
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Central Library
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bone Trial Piece
- Transport Moves On
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The George Fox Incident
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Mansion House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Castle
- The York Observatory
- Amber Bead Workshop