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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fairfax House
- Ouse Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Mary Ward
- Military Belt Fitting
- Alcuin of York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Statue of the God Mars
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Anglian Carving
- Micklegate Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Norman Abbey