Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Observatory
- King Edward I and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Bar Convent
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Garrison
- A New University
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers