Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Railway Institute
- York's Coat of Arms
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Multangular Tower
- Jubbergate
- Water Lanes
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The 1190 Massacre
- New Earswick
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The York Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Central Methodist Chapel
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building