Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward II and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Garrison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Greyfriars
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and the Holocaust
- Ripon College for Women
- Scarborough Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Richard III and York
- Bronze weights