Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Edward I and York
- Barley Hall
- Transport Moves On
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The George Fox Incident
- The York Helmet
- Treasurer's House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Dick Turpin