Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Holocaust
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Victoria Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Medieval Prisons
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Lendal Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Council of Arles
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fairfax House
- Viking Sword Pommel