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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Hoard
- Lendal Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Hospitium
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Scarborough Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Lendal Tower
- Church of St Helen
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Norman Abbey