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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Stonegate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of St Olave
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Coins
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Richard II and York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Gold Finger Ring
- Crest of York St John College
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Multangular Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York