Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- The Norman Minster
- A New University
- Water Lanes
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Norman Abbey
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- Inscription to Hecules
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Hospitium
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Lendal Tower
- Roman Head Pot