Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's Coat of Arms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The First Railway Station
- York Art Gallery
- First World War Memorial
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Alcuin of York
- Dick Turpin
- Treasurer's House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Roman Head Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Earswick