Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Abbey
- The County Court House
- Treasurer's House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Council of Arles
- The First Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Railway Station
- Victoria Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Roman Fortress