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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Helen
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The County Court House
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Cross
- King Edward III and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The White Rose of York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Coins
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Guy Fawkes