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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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Multangular Tower
- St William's Shrine
- The Debtors' Prison
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The End of the Abbey
- Mary Ward