Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Mary Ward
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Fishergate Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Ripon College for Women
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Central Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Micklegate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Black Death