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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Water Lanes
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Female Prison
- The Railway Institute
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- New Earswick
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The End of the Abbey
- The York Hoard
- The County Court House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Gold Arm Ring
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- View from Station Rise
- Bootham School
- Inscription to Hecules
- Feeding Roman York