Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Black Death
- The Shambles
- The Medieval Castle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Boot
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Bar
- Treasurer's House
- King Richard II and York
- The Norman Minster
- Transport Moves On
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 20th Century