Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Helmet
- The Guildhall
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Edward III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Silk Cap
- Statue of an Athlete
- Rowntree Park
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Ouse Bridge