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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Castle Museum
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A Pipkin
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bone Trial Piece
- Ouse Bridge
- The York Helmet
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Medieval Minster
- Holy Trinity Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey