Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The 1190 Massacre
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman Minster
- Bootham Bar
- Water Lanes
- Viking Silk Cap
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- De Grey Rooms
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York's Airfield
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Medieval Abbey
- Queen Margaret's Arch