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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Battle of the Standard
- Industrial Upheaval
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Basilica
- A Pipkin
- Transport Moves On
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Mansion House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The County Court House