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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Holocaust
- The First Railway Station
- Stonegate
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Mystery Plays
- The Medieval Minster
- New Earswick
- Walmgate Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Cawood Sword
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- William Etty, Artist