Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Hoard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Monk Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Red Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Barker Tower
- View from Station Rise
- Holy Trinity Church
- John Carr - Architect
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Debtors' Prison
- Statue of the God Mars