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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Water Lanes
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham School
- Judges Lodging
- Sixties York
- The Basilica
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior