Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Water Lanes
- Cinema Comes to York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barley Hall
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Richard III and York
- Mithras and Arimanius