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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Edward I and York
- A New Walk
- First World War York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Walmgate Bar
- The Female Prison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Coins
- Micklegate Bar
- The Hospitium
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Norman House
- Rowntree Park