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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Water Lanes
- The Basilica
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Holy Trinity Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- 62 Low Petergate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- First World War Memorial
- The Retreat
- The York Observatory
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'