Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Greyfriars
- First World War Memorial
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inscription to Hecules
- Transport Moves On
- A New University
- Lendal Bridge
- The York Helmet
- The Abbot's House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon