Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Walmgate Bar
- A New Walk
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fishergate Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Helen
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 20th Century