Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Castle
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Medieval Prisons
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Guildhall
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Lendal Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The White Rose of York
- Walmgate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning