Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Anglian Cross
- Feeding Roman York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Red Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Treasurer's House
- The Medieval Abbey
- Barley Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Olave
- King Edward I and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The End of the Abbey