Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Railway Station
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rowntree Park
- The Cawood Sword
- Fire in the Minster
- Victoria Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fishergate Bar
- Treasurer's House
- The Hospitium
- The Mansion House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Norman Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed