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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Helen
- Bootham Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Industrial Upheaval
- Lendal Bridge
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Medieval Castle
- Judges Lodging
- Transport Moves On
- A New University
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Victorian Prison Building