Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Feeding Roman York
- George Leeman
- Royal Station Hotel
- Medieval Prisons
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Clifford's Tower
- Norman Window Frame
- The George Fox Incident
- Bone Trial Piece
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Council of Arles
- The Basilica
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'