Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- St Crux's Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The George Fox Incident
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Alcuin of York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- William Etty, Artist
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Castle
- The Assembly Rooms
- A New University
- York's Airfield
- York and the Holocaust
- The Female Prison
- The Battle of the Standard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York