Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Olave
- Stonegate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Cawood Sword
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- The First Railway Station
- The Council of Arles
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Minster