Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Multangular Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- William Etty, Artist
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Medieval Prisons
- George Leeman
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription to Hecules