Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Male Grooming
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Barley Hall
- Fairfax House
- First World War York
- The First Railway Station
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Sixties York
- Barker Tower
- Is York Cursed?
- Bone Trial Piece
- The York Helmet
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Eric Bloodaxe