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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Anglian Carving
- Barley Hall
- York Central Library
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The County Court House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Treasurer's House
- The York Observatory
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Boot
- Ouse Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa