Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and the Holocaust
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Inscription to Hecules
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Helmet
- The Railway Institute
- The First Railway Station
- The Mansion House
- Anglian Cross
- The York Observatory
- Judges Lodging
- The Bar Convent
- Fire in the Minster
- York's Airfield