Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman House
- King Edward I and York
- Clifford's Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The First Railway Station
- The County Court House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Industrial Upheaval
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- View from Station Rise
- Gold Arm Ring
- Viking Coins