Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Medieval Prisons
- A Pipkin
- York Castle Museum
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- New Shopping Centres
- Judges Lodging
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Crest of York St John College
- Barley Hall
- Guy Fawkes
- The Guildhall
- The Horn of Ulf
- Rowntree Park
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse