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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Cinema Comes to York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Basilica
- Monk Bar
- York Central Library
- York and the Holocaust
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Railway Institute
- John Carr - Architect
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway