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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Fire in the Minster
- Second World War York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Barley Hall
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard III and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- George Leeman
- The Railway Institute
- New Earswick
- View from Station Rise
- John Carr - Architect
- York Central Library
- York's Coat of Arms