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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of Napoleon
- Feeding Roman York
- Second World War York
- Lendal Tower
- York Bombed
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Richard III and York
- Victoria Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- Church of St Olave
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- Sixties York
- Bronze weights
- The Assembly Rooms