Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- De Grey Rooms
- The Medieval Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Red Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Barley Hall
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Medieval Prisons
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Multangular Tower
- Dick Turpin
- Middleham Jewel
- A New Vision For York