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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Stonegate
- Anglian Cross
- Jubbergate
- Roman Head Pot
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Guy Fawkes
- York Castle Museum
- The Retreat
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Richard III and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Silk Cap