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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fire in the Minster
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Our Lady's Row
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Male Grooming
- Barker Tower
- The County Court House