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 Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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
- Viking Coins
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Medieval Minster
- Victoria Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- First World War York
- Teaching the Poor
- The White Rose of York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The County Court House
- De Grey Rooms
- Barker Tower
- Water Lanes
- Transport Moves On
- Cinema Comes to York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- 62 Low Petergate