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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York and the Holocaust
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- Lendal Bridge
- Transport Moves On
- The Shambles
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Barker Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Norman Castle
- York's Airfield
- The York Helmet
- Viking Boot