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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Fishergate Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Guy Fawkes
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Red Tower
- Middleham Jewel
- The White Rose of York
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Cross
- Clifford's Tower
- The County Court House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Yorkshire Museum
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Aldwark Synagogue