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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- King Richard III and York
- The George Fox Incident
- First World War Memorial
- Mary Ward
- The York Hoard
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Mansion House
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa