Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- View from Station Rise
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Sixties York
- Bronze weights
- The Basilica
- Bone Trial Piece
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Ouse Bridge
- The Multangular Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- The First Minster
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Hoard