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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Railway Station
- York Garrison
- Is York Cursed?
- The Mansion House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- New Shopping Centres
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Shambles
- The Mystery Plays
- King Richard III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Barley Hall
- The Bar Convent
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Burial Vessel