Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- The Black Death
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bone Trial Piece
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham School
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Castle
- The York Observatory
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Coins