Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bootham School
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Water Lanes
- Crest of York St John College
- Lendal Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The County Court House
- Dick Turpin
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Lendal Tower
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Central Library
- King Edward II and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Battle of Marston Moor