Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Boot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Norman Abbey
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Coins
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Crux's Church
- Vikings and Christianity