Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Helen
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Bar Convent
- The First Railway Station
- Micklegate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Our Lady's Row
- York Central Library
- York Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- King Richard II and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Edward II and York
- First World War Memorial