Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Victoria Bar
- York Castle Museum
- The Debtors' Prison
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Mystery Plays
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Basilica
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Norman House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Mansion House
- York Central Library
- Constantius Chlorus