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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Margaret Clitherow
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Medieval Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fire in the Minster
- The Horn of Ulf
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Victoria Bar
- Our Lady's Row