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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Fairfax House
- Viking Coins
- The Mansion House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Olave
- Amber Bead Workshop
- A New Vision For York
- King Richard III and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Water Lanes
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Middleham Jewel
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bootham Bar