Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Mary Ward
- York's Coat of Arms
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Red Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fishergate Bar
- York Art Gallery
- Royal Station Hotel
- Judges Lodging
- York St John in the 20th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- The County Court House
- York Central Library
- The Medieval Abbey