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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- York Castle Museum
- The 1190 Massacre
- Barley Hall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Monk Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The White Rose of York
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Norman House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Boot
- The Medieval Minster
- St Crux's Church
- The York Observatory