Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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 Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's Airfield
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Victoria Bar
- Anglian Cross
- Margaret Clitherow
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Hoard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The County Court House
- The Assembly Rooms