Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of St Olave
- Teaching the Poor
- Guy Fawkes
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Battle of the Standard
- Norman Window Frame
- Walmgate Bar
- Minster Library
- York and the Holocaust
- Mary Ward
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Edward II and York
- Lendal Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Mansion House