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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- York Castle Museum
- A New University
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A Pipkin
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Roman Head Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Medieval Minster
- Bootham School
- Statue of Napoleon
- Alcuin of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward I and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The York Hoard