Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Inscription to Hecules
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- The First Railway Station
- Mary Ward
- York Union Gas Works
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Carving
- King Richard II and York
- Monk Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Abbey
- King Edward I and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Central Library