Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman House
- Water Lanes
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Richard III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- First World War York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Judges Lodging
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The York Hoard