Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Stonegate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Jubbergate
- The Hospitium
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Coins
- York Railway Station
- Fishergate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Water Lanes