Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Dick Turpin
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Holy Trinity Church
- Stonegate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Boot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Edward I and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A New University
- Fairfax House