Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Railway Station
- Walmgate Bar