Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Monk Bar
- Bootham Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Micklegate Bar
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Walmgate Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A New University
- The York Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Statue of the God Mars