Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman House
- Olive Oil Container
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Walmgate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Teaching the Poor
- A New University
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Anglian Cross
- York's Airfield
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Art Gallery
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Viking Male Grooming
- Eric Bloodaxe