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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Holy Trinity Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Feeding Roman York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Gold Arm Ring
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bone Trial Piece
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Barley Hall
- Silver Strap Ends