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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- The End of the Abbey
- The First Minster
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Cawood Sword
- Mary Ward
- Fishergate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- View from Station Rise
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Constantius Chlorus
- Trams Pulled by Horses