Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Railway Station
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Dick Turpin
- York Union Gas Works
- Barley Hall
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze weights
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Coins
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Micklegate Bar