Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Ouse Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard II and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Minster Library
- The Retreat
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Statue of an Athlete
- New Earswick
- The Basilica
- King Richard III and York
- York Castle Museum