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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Bar Convent
- The York Helmet
- New Earswick
- The Assembly Rooms
- Teaching the Poor
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Ripon College for Women
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- First World War Memorial
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Trams Pulled by Horses