Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Coins
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Hospitium
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Inscription to Hecules
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Carving
- The Basilica
- First World War Memorial
- The Bar Convent
- Treasurer's House
- All Saints Church, North Street