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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Norman Abbey
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The White Rose of York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mary Ward
- Ouse Bridge
- The Mystery Plays
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Lendal Tower