Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Dick Turpin
- Ripon College for Women
- King Edward I and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Walmgate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham School
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Railway Institute
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Bar Convent
- The Assembly Rooms
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Is York Cursed?