Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New University
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Norman Window Frame
- Bootham Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Abbot's House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fishergate Bar
- The Basilica
- Treasurer's House