Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rowntree Park
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Coat of Arms
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Edward III and York
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Medieval Prisons
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Stonegate