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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- New Shopping Centres
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Our Lady's Row
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of St Helen
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bootham Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman Minster
- First World War York
- The Multangular Tower
- King Richard III and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Guy Fawkes
- Water Lanes
- Judges Lodging