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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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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...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Castle Museum
- Clifford's Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Mary Ward
- York's Coat of Arms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Water Lanes
- The End of the Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Male Grooming
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity