Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- King Edward I and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Coat of Arms
- A Pipkin
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cinema Comes to York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Dick Turpin
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The First Railway Station
- Constantius Chlorus
- Church of St Helen
- Statue of an Athlete
- First World War York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman Abbey