Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- The Assembly Rooms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Debtors' Prison
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Is York Cursed?
- St Crux's Church
- Transport Moves On
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Guy Fawkes
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Hanging Bowl