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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Lendal Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Is York Cursed?
- Vikings and Christianity
- Guy Fawkes
- The Medieval Castle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Cross
- Cinema Comes to York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham Bar