Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Barley Hall
- The Mansion House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Industrial Upheaval
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of Napoleon
- Mary Ward
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Abbot's House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Bar
- The Shambles
- York Union Gas Works
- Dick Turpin
- A New University