Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Shambles
- York Central Library
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fire in the Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Richard II and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Richard III and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- George Leeman
- The George Fox Incident
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Jewbury Cemetery