Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Fishergate Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Edward II and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Council of Arles
- First World War York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Minster Library
- The Red Tower
- Stonegate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Bombed