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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Lendal Tower
- Holy Trinity Church
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Guy Fawkes
- 62 Low Petergate
- Margaret Clitherow
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Sixties York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The George Fox Incident
- The End of the Abbey
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- A Pipkin
- Crest of York St John College
- Roman Head Pot