Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Is York Cursed?
- The Debtors' Prison
- The White Rose of York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St William's Shrine
- The Railway Institute
- The End of the Abbey
- Micklegate Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Bar
- The Mystery Plays