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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- A Pipkin
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Castle
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Barley Hall
- Barker Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Yorkshire Museum
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cinema Comes to York