Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- Victoria Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The York Observatory
- A New Walk
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Garrison
- The Hospitium
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Roman Fortress