Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- De Grey Rooms
- Sixties York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- Cinema Comes to York
- Ouse Bridge
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Retreat
- Mary Ward
- Statue of an Athlete