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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- York and the Holocaust
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Barley Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Roman Fortress
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Observatory
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Guy Fawkes
- Anglian Cross
- York Union Gas Works