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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York St John in the 20th Century
- George Leeman
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Hospitium
- Is York Cursed?
- Sixties York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Assembly Rooms
- Micklegate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Minster
- The Newgate Cross Shaft