Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Fire in the Minster
- The Debtors' Prison
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Union Gas Works
- The Black Death
- King Richard III and York
- Rowntree Park
- The First Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mithras and Arimanius