Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mystery Plays
- Anglian Cross
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward III and York
- York Railway Station
- Viking Male Grooming
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bronze weights
- Statue of an Athlete
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Margaret Clitherow
- Dick Turpin
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bootham School
- Guy Fawkes