Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Richard II and York
- St William's Shrine
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Horn of Ulf
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The 1190 Massacre
- St Crux's Church
- Teaching the Poor
- Alcuin of York
- Clifford's Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Railway Station
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barker Tower
- The County Court House