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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Carving
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Red Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Abbot's House
- Rowntree Park
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Railway Station