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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Carving
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The First Minster
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fire in the Minster
- York Bombed
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Fairfax House
- The Mansion House
- Teaching the Poor
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Castle