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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Castle Museum
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Guildhall
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Olive Oil Container
- The Assembly Rooms
- Scarborough Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Union Gas Works
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- De Grey Rooms
- Gold Arm Ring
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant