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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Central Library
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Council of Arles
- The Norman Minster
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Feeding Roman York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The New Theatre
- Margaret Clitherow
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Abbey