Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Walmgate Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Railway Station
- Guy Fawkes
- The Roman Fortress
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Alcuin of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- New Earswick
- Eric Bloodaxe