Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- The York Observatory
- The Bar Convent
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Norman Window Frame
- Cinema Comes to York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fire in the Minster
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman House
- The Horn of Ulf
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century