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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Scarborough Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Central Library
- York Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- York's Airfield
- John Carr - Architect
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Second World War York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Alcuin of York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Garrison