Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Micklegate Bar
- A New University
- Water Lanes
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Jubbergate
- Viking Coins
- The Council of Arles
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Helmet