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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fairfax House
- Roman Head Pot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Lendal Bridge
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Medieval Prisons
- William Etty, Artist
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Mansion House
- Viking Coins
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Minster