Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The George Fox Incident
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Red Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Water Lanes
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Council of Arles
- Lendal Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Edward III and York
- King Edward I and York
- The Mansion House
- Ripon College for Women
- Royal Station Hotel