Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Sixties York
- Roman Head Pot
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Coins
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A New University
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Constantius Chlorus
- Mary Ward
- St William's Shrine