Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Olave
- The First Railway Station
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Carving
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Second World War York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Newgate Cross Shaft