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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Abbot's House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham School
- Micklegate Bar
- York Art Gallery
- The Mystery Plays
- York Union Gas Works
- Statue of an Athlete
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bootham Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel