Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Barker Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Viking Coins
- The 1190 Massacre
- St William's Shrine
- Dick Turpin
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Roman Fortress
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Railway Institute
- The Retreat
- Our Lady's Row
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Battle of the Standard