Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cinema Comes to York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fairfax House
- The Bar Convent
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Carving
- King Richard III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Coins
- Minster Library
- The Greyfriars
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Holocaust
- Rebuilt in Stone