Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Statue of Napoleon
- The End of the Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- A New University
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Red Tower
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Coins
- The York Observatory
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Black Death
- York Bombed
- King Edward III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Olave
- King's Manor - Victorian