Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- The Norman Abbey
- Water Lanes
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Viking Silk Cap
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New Vision For York
- St Crux's Church
- Sixties York
- Clifford's Tower