Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Middleham Jewel
- The Council of Arles
- Medieval Prisons
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Carving
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Edward II and York
- The Multangular Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rowntree Park
- Feeding Roman York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Olave
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bootham Bar