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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Female Prison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Helen
- Sixties York
- York Garrison
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Mansion House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Our Lady's Row
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bone Trial Piece
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Micklegate Bar
- The First Minster
- York and the Holocaust