Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Walmgate Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Richard III and York
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Castle
- Gold Finger Ring
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Olave
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Second World War York
- Elizabeth Boardingham