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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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/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York in the fifteenth Century
- New Earswick
- Water Lanes
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- First World War Memorial
- Monk Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The County Court House
- Lendal Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- De Grey Rooms
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A New University
- A New Vision For York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Debtors' Prison