Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- William Etty, Artist
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Minster Library
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Mansion House
- St Crux's Church
- Constantius Chlorus
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Ripon College for Women
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Norman Castle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed