Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fishergate Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bootham Bar
- A New University
- First World War York
- Transport Moves On
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Railway Institute
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Basilica
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head