Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Minster
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The York Helmet
- Our Lady's Row
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Basilica
- Scarborough Bridge
- Olive Oil Container
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Abbot's House
- George Leeman
- Holy Trinity Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Bombed