Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- The 1190 Massacre
- De Grey Rooms
- Fishergate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Ripon College for Women
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- View from Station Rise
- King Richard III and York