Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Olave
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Anglian Cross
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Sixties York
- New Shopping Centres
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Alcuin of York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway Institute