Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Middleham Jewel
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Multangular Tower
- The Shambles
- The Norman House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fire in the Minster
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Mystery Plays
- The Hospitium
- William Etty, Artist
- Ripon College for Women
- The Retreat
- Water Lanes
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Red Tower