Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Central Library
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Edward III and York
- Transport Moves On
- The George Fox Incident
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- New Shopping Centres
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- Treasurer's House