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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Fire in the Minster
- Gold Finger Ring
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard II and York
- York Art Gallery
- Gold Arm Ring
- Alcuin of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The York Hoard
- Transport Moves On
- Trams Pulled by Horses