Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fishergate Bar
- The First Railway Station
- The First Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Richard III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- The New Theatre
- Medieval Prisons
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Ripon College for Women
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters