Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Monk Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- Rowntree Park
- Holy Trinity Church
- Fire in the Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Castle
- View from Station Rise
- The Roman Fortress