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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- George Leeman
- Fire in the Minster
- Inscription to Hecules
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- New Shopping Centres
- Our Lady's Row
- Second World War York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Olave