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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Art Gallery
- Feeding Roman York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Victoria Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Dick Turpin
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The First Railway Station
- The York Observatory
- Bronze weights
- Scarborough Bridge
- The County Court House
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Hospitium
- Rebuilt in Stone