Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- King Richard III and York
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Greyfriars
- York Castle Museum
- The Victorian Prison Building
- New Shopping Centres
- York's Coat of Arms
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Art Gallery
- St William's Shrine
- The Norman Abbey
- Queen Margaret's Arch