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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Gold Finger Ring
- Mary Ward
- Bootham School
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of St Olave
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Roman Fortress
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard III and York
- The End of the Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Fairfax House
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Scarborough Bridge
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom