Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- King Edward III and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Norman Window Frame
- View from Station Rise
- The Basilica
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Female Prison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Garrison
- Monk Bar
- The Mansion House
- Anglian Cross