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 Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- George Leeman
- The Norman Abbey
- The First Minster
- The Guildhall
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Norman Minster
- Ripon College for Women
- The County Court House
- The End of the Abbey
- Victoria Bar
- Anglian Cross
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Union Gas Works
- The Crossed Keys Symbol