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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Minster Library
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Guildhall
- Mary Ward
- Treasurer's House
- Guy Fawkes
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Castle Museum
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Micklegate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions