Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The 1190 Massacre
- Micklegate Bar
- The First Railway Station
- Anglian Carving
- The First Minster
- View from Station Rise
- Norman Window Frame
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Garrison
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Castle Museum