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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts 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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Teaching the Poor
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Sixties York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Hoard
- The Assembly Rooms
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Richard II and York
- Lendal Bridge
- First World War York
- The Debtors' Prison