Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The End of the Abbey
- Judges Lodging
- Fishergate Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Norman Abbey
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Abbot's House
- York Castle Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Finger Ring
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York in the fifteenth Century