Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St William's Shrine
- York and the Holocaust
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Lendal Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The First Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- Feeding Roman York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill