Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Olive Oil Container
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Guildhall
- The Female Prison
- The County Court House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Gold Arm Ring
- Dick Turpin
- King Edward III and York
- Sixties York
- Barker Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Martin Le Grand Church