Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- The Shambles
- The 1190 Massacre
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Railway Station
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fire in the Minster
- King Richard II and York
- The Mystery Plays
- York Art Gallery
- The Medieval Minster
- Dick Turpin
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Union Gas Works
- The County Court House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward I and York
- King Edward III and York