Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Judges Lodging
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The New Theatre
- Walmgate Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Olive Oil Container
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Ouse Bridge
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Dick Turpin