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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Lendal Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Central Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Hospitium
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St William's Shrine
- The York Hoard
- A New University
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Cross
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Medieval Prisons