Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The End of the Abbey
- The Mystery Plays
- Anglian Cross
- York Art Gallery
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward I and York
- The Medieval Castle
- Middleham Jewel
- Mary Ward
- Norman Window Frame
- Fishergate Bar
- Teaching the Poor
- Dick Turpin
- Sixties York
- The Battle of the Standard