Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Guildhall
- Is York Cursed?
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Railway Institute
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Stonegate
- King Edward I and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Middleham Jewel
- A New University
- The Mystery Plays