Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Greyfriars
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Crest of York St John College
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Teaching the Poor
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fishergate Bar
- The Basilica
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street