Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Holy Trinity Church
- 62 Low Petergate
- De Grey Rooms
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- John Carr - Architect
- King Edward I and York
- New Earswick
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Medieval Prisons
- Crest of York St John College
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Railway King: George Hudson