Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Castle Museum
- The County Court House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Garrison
- Anglian Carving
- The Battle of the Standard
- Jubbergate
- Viking Silk Cap
- Second World War York
- King Edward II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- John Carr - Architect
- Bronze weights
- Clifford's Tower
- Statue of Napoleon