Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Railway Station
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Castle
- Fairfax House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Rowntree Park
- Judges Lodging
- York in the fifteenth Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- The New Theatre
- York Central Library
- Barker Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Roman Fortress
- The Railway King: George Hudson