Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Abbot's House
- Barley Hall
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Crux's Church
- The End of the Abbey
- The Bar Convent
- The Basilica
- View from Station Rise
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St William's Shrine
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head