Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Carving
- The Council of Arles
- Royal Station Hotel
- Walmgate Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Olive Oil Container
- King Richard III and York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Sixties York
- Viking Boot
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Judges Lodging
- York Art Gallery