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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The County Court House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Richard III and York
- A New Vision For York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Red Tower
- York Central Library
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Burial Vessel