Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Victoria Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Black Death
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's Airfield
- The Red Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Abbey
- Bootham Bar
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham School
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Medieval Castle
- Barker Tower