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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bootham Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Alcuin of York
- The Medieval Minster
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Micklegate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Sixties York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- New Shopping Centres
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Archbishop Scrope Executed