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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Norman Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Council of Arles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Female Prison
- Gold Finger Ring
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New Vision For York
- George Leeman
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster in Viking Times