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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Anglian Carving
- Bronze weights
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Teaching the Poor
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The First Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Horn of Ulf
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Monk Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Shambles
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Edward II and York