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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Judges Lodging
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- View from Station Rise
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- New Shopping Centres
- King Richard II and York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bootham Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- The Medieval Abbey