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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Roman Head Pot
- The First Minster
- King Edward II and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Gold Arm Ring
- New Shopping Centres
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The York Hoard
- Sixties York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon