Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Castle
- The Battle of the Standard
- Church of St Olave
- Is York Cursed?
- Water Lanes
- A New Vision For York
- The Guildhall
- Norman Window Frame
- Royal Station Hotel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St William's Shrine
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Abbey