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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Minster Library
- Monk Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Helen
- The Black Death
- York Railway Station
- New Shopping Centres
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Assembly Rooms