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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- The First Minster
- The Mansion House
- Water Lanes
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Gold Arm Ring
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Medieval Castle
- Ouse Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Medieval Abbey
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas