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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Fire in the Minster
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Cross
- View from Station Rise
- Jubbergate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham School
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Bar Convent
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Coins
- The York Helmet
- York Bombed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior