Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- King Edward II and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Fishergate Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Carving
- The York Hoard
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Yorkshire Museum
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Assembly Rooms
- St Crux's Church
- Mary Ward
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Norman Window Frame