Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Castle Museum
- William Etty, Artist
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Coins
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman Castle
- The Hospitium
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Hoard
- First World War Memorial
- Is York Cursed?
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Jewbury Cemetery