Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Crux's Church
- First World War York
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Holy Trinity Church
- The White Rose of York
- Stonegate
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions