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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Castle
- Barley Hall
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Central Library
- New Shopping Centres
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The County Court House
- The Medieval Castle
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The New Theatre
- Yorkshire Museum
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Shambles
- Sixties York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bones of a Roman Combatant