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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Judges Lodging
- The George Fox Incident
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fairfax House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Silver Strap Ends
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Barker Tower
- Stonegate