Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- The 1190 Massacre
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Abbey
- Norman Window Frame
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Lendal Tower
- Industrial Upheaval
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Vikings and Christianity
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Medieval Minster
- The York Observatory
- The Shambles