Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Central Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman Abbey
- First World War York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Gold Arm Ring
- Cinema Comes to York
- George Leeman
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham School
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Rebuilt in Stone