Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Railway Station
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Guy Fawkes
- Monk Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- John Carr - Architect
- King Richard II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New Vision For York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman House
- Lendal Tower
- The End of the Abbey