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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Bar Convent
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Minster
- The New Theatre
- Barker Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Anglian Carving
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Olave
- Judges Lodging