Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Shambles
- The Retreat
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- George Leeman
- The York Hoard
- York Union Gas Works
- Eric Bloodaxe
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- John Carr - Architect
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Observatory