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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Barley Hall
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- De Grey Rooms
- Micklegate Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Female Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Stonegate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Statue of Napoleon