Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Minster Library
- The Bar Convent
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- Sixties York
- The County Court House
- York Art Gallery
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- 62 Low Petergate
- Silver Strap Ends
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bootham School
- The Railway Institute