Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Castle Museum
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Observatory
- The Roman Fortress
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Female Prison
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Norman Abbey
- Stonegate
- The Retreat
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Minster Library
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Railway King: George Hudson