Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's Airfield
- Dick Turpin
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Basilica
- St Crux's Church
- Water Lanes
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward II and York
- King Richard II and York
- The Council of Arles
- The York Observatory