Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Feeding Roman York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Edward III and York
- A New Walk
- The Multangular Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- Mithras and Arimanius
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Walmgate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Silk Cap