Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Coins
- Medieval Prisons
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The York Helmet
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- First World War Memorial
- The Medieval Abbey
- The York Observatory
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Cross
- Stonegate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Barley Hall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Helen