Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Leeman
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze weights
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Edward I and York
- The Medieval Castle
- Scarborough Bridge
- Guy Fawkes
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Castle Museum
- The Pilgrimage of Grace