Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mary Ward
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman Castle
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The White Rose of York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Victorian Prison Building
- New Shopping Centres
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate