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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Council of Arles
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Minster
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Castle Museum
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Medieval Prisons
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Treasurer's House
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Male Grooming