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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- The Basilica
- Vikings and Christianity
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Medieval Minster
- Lendal Bridge
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Walmgate Bar
- The Norman Abbey
- Dick Turpin
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Fire in the Minster
- The Debtors' Prison
- Roman Head Pot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman House