Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- Gold Arm Ring
- The York Observatory
- The Debtors' Prison
- Norman Window Frame
- The Roman Fortress
- Cinema Comes to York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Norman Minster
- York Railway Station
- The Shambles