Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York's Coat of Arms
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Royal Station Hotel
- The New Theatre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Basilica
- York Art Gallery
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Ripon College for Women
- Victoria Bar
- George Leeman
- Second World War York