Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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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 Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Bombed
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Anglian Cross
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Second World War York
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The New Theatre