Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Transport Moves On
- King Edward II and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Mystery Plays
- The White Rose of York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Shambles
- A New Walk
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Treasurer's House
- The Horn of Ulf
- Crest of York St John College
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Multangular Tower
- Micklegate Bar