Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Bar Convent
- The Hospitium
- The Red Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York's Coat of Arms
- The York Hoard
- First World War Memorial
- Middleham Jewel
- York in the fifteenth Century