Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Cawood Sword
- Is York Cursed?
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The George Fox Incident
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Constantius Chlorus
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Second World War York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Lendal Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol