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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Bar Convent
- Crest of York St John College
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Medieval Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Multangular Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Guy Fawkes
- Barker Tower
- A New Walk
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Anglian Hanging Bowl