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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Edward II and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The First Minster
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- New Earswick
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Retreat
- The Norman House
- Church of St Helen
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The End of the Abbey
- York Railway Station
- Gold Finger Ring