Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Monk Bar
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Medieval Abbey
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Central Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Silver Strap Ends
- The York Observatory
- The Black Death
- Bronze weights
- Vikings and Christianity
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward I and York
- Treasurer's House
- Aldwark Synagogue