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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- View from Station Rise
- First World War Memorial
- The York Hoard
- King Edward I and York
- The Multangular Tower
- Transport Moves On
- Bootham Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Sixties York
- William Etty, Artist
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King's Manor - Victorian
- All Saints Church, North Street