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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Dick Turpin
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The White Rose of York
- The County Court House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Medieval Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Fire in the Minster
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Sixties York
- The Railway Institute
- Walmgate Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The New Theatre
- Minster Library
- The York Helmet
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle