Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Cawood Sword
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Female Prison
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Barley Hall
- William Etty, Artist
- Holy Trinity Church
- Transport Moves On
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The White Rose of York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop