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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Castle Museum
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Minster Library
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Ouse Bridge
- A New Walk
- Clifford's Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Richard II and York
- The Greyfriars