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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The End of the Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Royal Station Hotel
- Is York Cursed?
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Stonegate
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Edward II and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Rowntree Park
- York Art Gallery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop