Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Alcuin of York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- 62 Low Petergate
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Mansion House
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel