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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Norman Window Frame
- Church of St Olave
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Mansion House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- Micklegate Bar
- The Basilica
- Guy Fawkes
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head