Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Battle of the Standard
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Clifford's Tower
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Castle Museum
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Medieval Prisons
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Ouse Bridge
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Barley Hall