Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Victoria Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- The York Hoard
- The Multangular Tower
- York and the Holocaust
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Church of St Helen
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Cross
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Lendal Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- John Carr - Architect
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Basilica
- York's Medieval Synagogue