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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Walmgate Bar
- The Abbot's House
- John Carr - Architect
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- 62 Low Petergate
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Battle of Marston Moor