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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Guy Fawkes
- King Richard III and York
- The York Observatory
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Greyfriars
- Our Lady's Row
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Roman Head Pot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Royal Station Hotel
- Walmgate Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels