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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- John Carr - Architect
- King Richard II and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- George Leeman
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Railway Station
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Cinema Comes to York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Mansion House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- William Etty, Artist