Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New Vision For York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Fairfax House
- The York Observatory
- Norman Window Frame
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Second World War York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bootham Bar
- St William's Shrine
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Hanging Bowl