Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Stonegate
- Fishergate Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Transport Moves On
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Statue of Napoleon