Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze weights
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Male Grooming
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A Pipkin
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Carving
- Judges Lodging
- Statue of an Athlete