Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Silver Strap Ends
- New Earswick
- Walmgate Bar
- The Greyfriars
- The Hospitium
- Bronze weights
- Crest of York St John College
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Garrison
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Bar Convent
- The York Helmet
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Lendal Bridge