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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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The Cawood Sword
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King Edward I and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Guildhall
- King Edward II and York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Garrison
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The First Minster