Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Carving
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Water Lanes
- King Edward II and York
- The Mansion House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Helmet
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New Vision For York
- George Leeman
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Council of Arles