Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Guildhall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- Cinema Comes to York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Stonegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway