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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Judges Lodging
- Rowntree Park
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Norman Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Greyfriars
- The Black Death
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bronze weights
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector