Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The York Helmet
- Second World War York
- The Roman Fortress
- The Black Death
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Stonegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- A New Vision For York