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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Constantius Chlorus
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Boot
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Guildhall
- The Norman Castle
- King Edward II and York