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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Minster
- The Norman Castle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Olive Oil Container
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mansion House
- Inscription to Hecules
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Helen
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The New Theatre
- Trams Pulled by Horses