Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Sixties York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- New Earswick
- A New University
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Battle of the Standard
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- John Carr - Architect
- A New Walk
- York's Airfield
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- Jubbergate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector