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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Edward II and York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Second World War York
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze weights
- The Female Prison
- A Pipkin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Mansion House
- Statue of the God Mars
- View from Station Rise