Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Medieval Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Castle
- The Norman House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Carving
- The Mystery Plays
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street