Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Rowntree Park
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Female Prison
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The New Theatre
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Clifford's Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- A New Vision For York
- The Red Tower
- The Mansion House
- The Abbot's House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York