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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Art Gallery
- Lendal Tower
- The Norman House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Victoria Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Sixties York
- Jubbergate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Union Gas Works
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters