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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- The Railway Institute
- Holy Trinity Church
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Helen
- A New University
- The Norman Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Water Lanes
- The George Fox Incident
- The First Railway Station
- The York Hoard
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Holocaust
- St William's Shrine
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy