Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Coins
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Teaching the Poor
- The Guildhall
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Castle
- Bronze weights
- Mary Ward
- Olive Oil Container
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Scarborough Bridge