Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Richard II and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Feeding Roman York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Victoria Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of St Olave
- Transport Moves On
- Anglian Carving
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and the Holocaust