Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Victoria Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Cross
- The Guildhall
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Clifford's Tower
- Transport Moves On
- York and the Holocaust
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Judges Lodging
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman House