Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bootham School
- New Shopping Centres
- Mary Ward
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cinema Comes to York
- Micklegate Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head