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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Treasurer's House
- York Central Library
- Monk Bar
- Rowntree Park
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Jubbergate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Crux's Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Battle of the Standard
- A Pipkin
- The George Fox Incident
- King's Manor - Victorian