Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Battle of the Standard
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Industrial Upheaval
- Mary Ward
- York Garrison
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Second World War York
- Transport Moves On
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters