Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Richard III and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Second World War York
- The York Observatory
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Female Prison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Norman Window Frame
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Stonegate
- The Norman Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions