Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Middleham Jewel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Feeding Roman York
- Minster Library
- Gold Finger Ring
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Richard III and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward I and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Multangular Tower