Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Dick Turpin
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Micklegate Bar
- Fishergate Bar
- Judges Lodging
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Crux's Church
- William Etty, Artist
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Observatory
- Holy Trinity Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and the Holocaust