Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Yorkshire Museum
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Female Prison
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Minster Library
- Barley Hall
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Boot