Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Minster
- The Abbot's House
- York Garrison
- The Shambles
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rowntree Park
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Eric Bloodaxe