Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The End of the Abbey
- King Richard II and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Statue of the God Mars
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Abbot's House
- John Carr - Architect
- Viking Silk Cap
- Silver Strap Ends
- St William's Shrine
- Treasurer's House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Inscription to Hecules