Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Guy Fawkes
- The Retreat
- Margaret Clitherow
- Scarborough Bridge
- Holy Trinity Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Hospitium
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The County Court House
- Our Lady's Row