Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Female Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St William's Shrine
- Lendal Tower
- The Mystery Plays
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Norman Castle
- William Etty, Artist
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Cinema Comes to York
- Rebuilt in Stone