Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Mystery Plays
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Teaching the Poor
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Holocaust
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Medieval Castle
- Stonegate
- Transport Moves On
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Silk Cap
- Micklegate Bar