Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Barley Hall
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- View from Station Rise
- The Mansion House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Water Lanes
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The George Fox Incident
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Minster
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church