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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- The York Hoard
- Barley Hall
- George Leeman
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A Pipkin
- Church of St Olave
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King Edward I and York
- Sixties York
- The Norman Minster
- The Abbot's House
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of the Standard
- Victoria Bar
- King Richard III and York