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 City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A Pipkin
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Crest of York St John College
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Greyfriars
- George Leeman
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham School
- Victoria Bar
- The Basilica
- York's Airfield
- Church of St Olave
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Daniel Defoe's York