Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- The First Railway Station
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Observatory
- A New University
- Our Lady's Row
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Clifford's Tower
- Fishergate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Sixties York
- Is York Cursed?
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Judges Lodging