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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman Castle
- De Grey Rooms
- The Cawood Sword
- The White Rose of York
- York's Coat of Arms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mary Ward
- The Assembly Rooms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Boot
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Mansion House