Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Ouse Bridge
- The Mansion House
- George Leeman
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Helmet
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Silk Cap
- Is York Cursed?
- Our Lady's Row
- Scarborough Bridge
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Constantius Chlorus
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Judges Lodging
- Church of St Olave
- Barley Hall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels