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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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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
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Monk Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Cross
- Barley Hall
- Viking Boot
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Edward I and York
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Minster
- St William's Shrine