Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Shambles
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Mary Ward
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze weights
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Boot
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Aldwark Synagogue