Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Medieval Minster
- Ripon College for Women
- Mary Ward
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Female Prison
- Sixties York
- Viking Male Grooming
- York and the Holocaust
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's Airfield
- The Shambles