Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Stonegate
- Fishergate Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War Memorial
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Shambles
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The New Theatre
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Mithras and Arimanius