Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Arm Ring
- Fishergate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Female Prison
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Feeding Roman York
- New Shopping Centres
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Art Gallery
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Earswick
- The Railway Institute
- Jubbergate
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Richard II and York