Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Council of Arles
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Scarborough Bridge
- Monk Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The First Railway Station
- Micklegate Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Industrial Upheaval
- The End of the Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Abbey