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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Statue of Napoleon
- Stonegate
- The Medieval Castle
- Our Lady's Row
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Female Prison
- York Castle Museum
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Castle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- John Carr - Architect
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window