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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War Memorial
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The York Observatory
- King Richard II and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Fire in the Minster
- York Central Library
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Barley Hall
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Holocaust