Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Royal Station Hotel
- First World War Memorial
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Richard III and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Female Prison
- Stonegate
- Victoria Bar
- King Richard II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Feeding Roman York
- Medieval Chamber Pot