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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Helen
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Richard II and York
- York Bombed
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The York Hoard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Railway Station
- New Earswick
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- John Carr - Architect
- The Retreat
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Guy Fawkes