Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Railway Station
- New Earswick
- Clifford's Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New Walk
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- New Shopping Centres
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Mystery Plays
- The County Court House
- Margaret Clitherow
- Roman Head Pot
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Glazed Medieval Jug