Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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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 Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St Crux's Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Dick Turpin
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Second World War York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Union Gas Works