Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Roman Fortress
- Viking Male Grooming
- St William's Shrine
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman Abbey
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Union Gas Works
- The Assembly Rooms
- Lendal Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Norman Window Frame
- York St John in the 20th Century