Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- New Earswick
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- George Leeman
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jubbergate
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Viking Male Grooming
- Lendal Tower