Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- King Richard III and York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Is York Cursed?
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward III and York
- Walmgate Bar
- Judges Lodging
- Church of St Olave
- The Medieval Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Edward I and York