Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Feeding Roman York
- York Castle Museum
- View from Station Rise
- The Red Tower
- Stonegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Edward III and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Holy Trinity Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Female Prison
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York