Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Male Grooming
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Micklegate Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Military Belt Fitting
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- New Earswick
- St William's Shrine
- The Bar Convent
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- First World War Memorial
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Railway Station
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Castle Museum