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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Holy Trinity Church
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Bombed
- The Norman Castle
- The White Rose of York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Garrison
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze weights
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Observatory
- Plum Cakes for Christmas