Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Monk Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- Holy Trinity Church
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Roman Head Pot
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Transport Moves On
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Railway Station
- The Mystery Plays
- Tombstone of Julia Velva