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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- First World War York
- The County Court House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The York Hoard
- York Art Gallery
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Minster
- The Debtors' Prison
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fire in the Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Roman Head Pot
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York