Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Basilica
- Second World War York
- York Central Library
- Middleham Jewel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The New Theatre
- Medieval Prisons
- A New Walk
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Judges Lodging
- York Bombed
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Statue of an Athlete
- The 1190 Massacre