Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- St William's Shrine
- King Richard III and York
- Church of St Helen
- Bootham Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Cross
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Clifford's Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The York Observatory
- Ripon College for Women
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Railway Institute
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Airfield