Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Bar Convent
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Dick Turpin
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The County Court House
- The Railway Institute
- The Council of Arles
- Transport Moves On
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The White Rose of York
- The York Hoard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Royal Station Hotel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vale of York Viking Hoard