Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Treasurer's House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Anglian Cross
- York Bombed
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Barker Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Helen
- The Medieval Minster