Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- The Retreat
- The Medieval Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A Pipkin
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Military Belt Fitting
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Hoard
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Viking Coins
- View from Station Rise
- The York Helmet
- Ripon College for Women