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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- King Richard III and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Retreat
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Cross
- The Guildhall
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- View from Station Rise
- Feeding Roman York
- York Art Gallery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster after the Reformation