Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Norman Window Frame
- The George Fox Incident
- Crest of York St John College
- York Art Gallery
- The Multangular Tower
- Mary Ward
- Viking Coins
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Edward I and York
- York's Airfield
- The White Rose of York
- George Leeman
- The Greyfriars
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Wilfrid