Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Mystery Plays
- The Shambles
- Judges Lodging
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Medieval Castle
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Railway Institute
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Guildhall
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Mansion House