Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Carving
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Multangular Tower
- York Bombed
- The Abbot's House
- Alcuin of York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The First Railway Station
- Medieval Prisons
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of St Olave