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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Hospitium
- First World War York
- Ripon College for Women
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham Bar
- Barley Hall
- The End of the Abbey
- Bronze weights
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Alcuin of York
- George Leeman
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle