Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Shambles
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A New University
- Anglian Carving
- The Multangular Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- Medieval Prisons
- Water Lanes
- The Hospitium
- Military Belt Fitting
- Feeding Roman York
- Sixties York
- The York Helmet
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Richard III and York