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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Alcuin of York
- The Multangular Tower
- York Central Library
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Edward I and York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vikings and Christianity
- Second World War York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Norman Window Frame
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Crest of York St John College