Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Military Belt Fitting
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Boot
- York Central Library
- York Union Gas Works
- The Council of Arles
- Victoria Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Retreat
- St William's Shrine
- Second World War York
- York Bombed
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers