Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- New Earswick
- The County Court House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The First Railway Station
- View from Station Rise
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The 1190 Massacre
- First World War Memorial
- St William's Shrine
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Retreat