Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Ripon College for Women
- Scarborough Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- John Carr - Architect
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Fairfax House
- Mary Ward
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Royal Station Hotel
- Treasurer's House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa