Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Castle
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Male Grooming
- View from Station Rise
- Silver Strap Ends
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Coins
- Teaching the Poor
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The York Observatory
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Is York Cursed?
- Jewbury Cemetery