Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mary Ward
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Silk Cap
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Water Lanes
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Barker Tower