Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Black Death
- Barker Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Tower
- De Grey Rooms
- Transport Moves On
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- First World War Memorial
- The Norman Castle
- William Etty, Artist