Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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.
- The Guildhall
- The Basilica
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Feeding Roman York
- Sixties York
- Dick Turpin
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Military Belt Fitting
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Coins
- Is York Cursed?
- Bone Trial Piece
- King Richard III and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa