Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Railway Station
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The New Theatre
- Statue of an Athlete
- Barker Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Silver Strap Ends
- Stonegate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Horn of Ulf