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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- Dick Turpin
- The Battle of the Standard
- A New University
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bone Trial Piece
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Norman Castle
- The First Minster
- York Bombed
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Wilfrid