Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Silver Strap Ends
- Jubbergate
- Bootham Bar
- A Pipkin
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The York Hoard
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York and the Holocaust
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Richard II and York
- New Earswick
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Alcuin of York