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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Micklegate Bar
- First World War York
- The York Observatory
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward II and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Castle
- Ripon College for Women
- York Art Gallery