Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and the Holocaust
- Water Lanes
- Statue of an Athlete
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fairfax House
- The Greyfriars
- The Cawood Sword
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Crux's Church
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Teaching the Poor
- The Hospitium