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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- St Crux's Church
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Barker Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Railway Station
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Viking Silk Cap
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze weights