Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Union Gas Works
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Female Prison
- The End of the Abbey
- Monk Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bronze weights
- First World War York
- Jubbergate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Middleham Jewel