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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Crux's Church
- Alcuin of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman Castle
- De Grey Rooms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Boot
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Statue of Napoleon
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Female Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Roman Chimney Pot