Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Shambles
- New Shopping Centres
- The Medieval Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Castle Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fairfax House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Edward II and York
- St William's Shrine
- Feeding Roman York