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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Treasurer's House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Coins
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman House
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cinema Comes to York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Water Lanes
- Fairfax House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom