Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Norman Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St William's Shrine
- The Black Death
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Micklegate Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Lendal Tower