Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Art Gallery
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Minster
- The Horn of Ulf
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Shambles
- Roman Head Pot
- Judges Lodging
- Crest of York St John College
- The Greyfriars