Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Ripon College for Women
- Fire in the Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Mystery Plays
- The York Helmet
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Coins
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Inscription to Hecules
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Second World War York
- The Norman Castle
- The Norman Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels