Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Gold Arm Ring
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Black Death
- Mary Ward
- Norman Window Frame
- Medieval Prisons
- George Leeman
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Barley Hall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The 1190 Massacre
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- View from Station Rise
- York's Coat of Arms