Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The Shambles
- Statue of Napoleon
- Industrial Upheaval
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Middleham Jewel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Alcuin of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- De Grey Rooms
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Bombed
- Transport Moves On
- The Railway King: George Hudson