Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Cawood Sword
- Monk Bar
- Barley Hall
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York in the fifteenth Century
- View from Station Rise
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop