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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The First Railway Station
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Mystery Plays
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham School
- View from Station Rise
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Yorkshire Museum
- Micklegate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse