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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Railway Station
- Lendal Bridge
- De Grey Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Hospitium
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Mary Ward
- Crest of York St John College
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Clifford's Tower
- 62 Low Petergate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Feeding Roman York
- Victoria Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York St John in the 20th Century