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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Constantius Chlorus
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Feeding Roman York
- Mary Ward