Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Mystery Plays
- King Edward I and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The White Rose of York
- King Richard II and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Stonegate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Silk Cap