Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Female Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Mansion House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The End of the Abbey
- York Central Library
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Cross
- York Garrison
- Stonegate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Battle of the Standard
- The George Fox Incident