Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Guy Fawkes
- Rowntree Park
- King Edward I and York
- York Union Gas Works
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- 62 Low Petergate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Sixties York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- Middleham Jewel
- Clifford's Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Bone Trial Piece