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 Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The York Observatory
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Is York Cursed?
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Railway Institute
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Viking Coins
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century