Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- York's Airfield
- Gold Finger Ring
- Inscription to Hecules
- St William's Shrine
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Roman Fortress
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham School
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Clifford's Tower
- Stonegate
- St Columba's United Reformed Church