Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- First World War Memorial
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Olive Oil Container
- The Mystery Plays
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Richard III and York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Barley Hall
- Norman Window Frame
- The Roman Fortress
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Railway Station