Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The George Fox Incident
- The Female Prison
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Teaching the Poor
- Monk Bar
- The Black Death
- The First Railway Station
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Richard II and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Guy Fawkes
- Viking Silk Cap
- Barker Tower