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 Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A Pipkin
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Clifford's Tower
- Transport Moves On
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward III and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Treasurer's House
- Walmgate Bar
- St William's Shrine
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Bombed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Multangular Tower