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 in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The New Theatre
- De Grey Rooms
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Castle
- Transport Moves On
- King Edward II and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Railway Station
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Carving
- The Hospitium
- The York Observatory
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Debtors' Prison