Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Micklegate Bar
- First World War Memorial
- The Black Death
- Gold Arm Ring
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Edward II and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Council of Arles
- The Abbot's House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The New Theatre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway