Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription to Hecules
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Viking Coins
- Dick Turpin
- A Pipkin
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Lendal Bridge
- King Edward I and York