Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Basilica
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A Pipkin
- The Battle of the Standard
- Medieval Prisons
- Bronze weights
- The Red Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Guildhall
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Mansion House