Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Carving
- The Multangular Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Assembly Rooms
- Cinema Comes to York
- The York Observatory
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Alcuin of York
- Dick Turpin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze weights