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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Central Library
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Yorkshire Museum
- Our Lady's Row
- York Garrison
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The York Observatory
- Ouse Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward III and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Transport Moves On