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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Middleham Jewel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The New Theatre
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Cross
- Walmgate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Roman Fortress
- John Carr - Architect
- York Union Gas Works
- The Battle of the Standard
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's Medieval Synagogue