Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Victoria Bar
- The York Hoard
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Boot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New University
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Cawood Sword
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Norman Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fire in the Minster
- York Union Gas Works