Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Clifford's Tower
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- William Etty, Artist
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Minster Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Scarborough Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman Abbey