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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Alcuin of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York in the fifteenth Century
- View from Station Rise
- Micklegate Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- Cinema Comes to York
- The York Helmet
- Fishergate Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Industrial Upheaval
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Archbishop Scrope Executed