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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Shambles
- Anglian Cross
- Gold Arm Ring
- 62 Low Petergate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward I and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- A New Walk
- New Shopping Centres
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Lendal Bridge
- Feeding Roman York