Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St William's Shrine
- Rowntree Park
- The Black Death
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Medieval Prisons
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Observatory
- Yorkshire Museum
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mansion House
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Dick Turpin