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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- York Bombed
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The White Rose of York
- Monk Bar
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Jubbergate
- The Black Death
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Statue of an Athlete
- Stonegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window