Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Assembly Rooms
- New Earswick
- The Black Death
- Industrial Upheaval
- The First Railway Station
- Alcuin of York
- Second World War York
- King Edward II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Lendal Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Silk Cap