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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King Edward I and York
- The County Court House
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's Airfield
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Council of Arles
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Roman Fortress
- Anglian Carving
- The Basilica
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Tombstone of Julia Velva