Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Dick Turpin
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Silver Strap Ends
- Viking Boot
- The Cawood Sword
- The Hospitium
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Abbot's House
- Sixties York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The First Railway Station
- Church of St Helen
- A New Walk
- St Crux's Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Crest of York St John College
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart