Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Boot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Stonegate
- The Bar Convent
- Crest of York St John College
- Walmgate Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- New Earswick
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Water Lanes
- King Edward III and York
- Dick Turpin