Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The York Helmet
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- The York Observatory
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Monk Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- William Etty, Artist
- The Female Prison
- Bootham Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Richard II and York
- Skeldergate Bridge