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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Railway Station
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward II and York
- First World War Memorial
- Dick Turpin
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A Pipkin
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- George Leeman
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Scarborough Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- Vikings and Christianity
- Ouse Bridge