Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Cawood Sword
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- First World War Memorial
- Our Lady's Row
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Sixties York
- Ouse Bridge
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Rowntree Park
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Silver Strap Ends
- Ripon College for Women
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze weights
- Viking Boot