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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- George Leeman
- Bronze weights
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Constantius Chlorus
- Treasurer's House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Assembly Rooms
- Rowntree Park
- Fairfax House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Silver Strap Ends
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of the God Mars
- King's Manor - Victorian