Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- View from Station Rise
- George Leeman
- Viking Boot
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of St Olave
- The Railway Institute
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Multangular Tower
- Lendal Tower
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's Coat of Arms
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Abbot's House