Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- The Multangular Tower
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The New Theatre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The George Fox Incident
- The Council of Arles
- King Richard III and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Boot