Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Victoria Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Alcuin of York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Walmgate Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The New Theatre
- The Assembly Rooms
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Silver Strap Ends