Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The 1190 Massacre
- Minster Library
- Judges Lodging
- Sixties York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Railway Station
- New Earswick
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Horn of Ulf
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York's Coat of Arms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Airfield