Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Railway Station
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Transport Moves On
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Norman Abbey
- Second World War York
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- William Etty, Artist
- The Multangular Tower