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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The York Helmet
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Treasurer's House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New University
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Council of Arles
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Union Gas Works
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster after the Reformation