Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- Clifford's Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Holocaust
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Judges Lodging
- George Leeman
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Alcuin of York
- Norman Window Frame
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity