Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham School
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Medieval Prisons
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Micklegate Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Railway Station
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier