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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Teaching the Poor
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Richard II and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Jubbergate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- De Grey Rooms
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Carving