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 Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Retreat
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King Richard II and York
- The Abbot's House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Lendal Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- Sixties York
- The Medieval Minster
- The Norman Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop