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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Boot
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Micklegate Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The George Fox Incident
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Treasurer's House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Medieval Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse