Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Clifford's Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Middleham Jewel
- The Shambles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Crux's Church
- York Central Library
- York Railway Station
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- Constantius Chlorus
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Bar Convent
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey