Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- The 1190 Massacre
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Central Library
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Red Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The New Theatre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Middleham Jewel
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Black Death
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Jubbergate
- Norman Window Frame