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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- The Norman House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Dick Turpin
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Norman Minster
- New Shopping Centres
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Water Lanes
- York Art Gallery
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St William's Shrine
- A New Walk
- Crest of York St John College