Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Middleham Jewel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham School
- The Norman Abbey
- New Earswick
- Dick Turpin
- The Mystery Plays
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Olave
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Battle of Marston Moor