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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- The New Theatre
- The York Observatory
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Bombed
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The York Hoard
- Olive Oil Container
- Clifford's Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mary Ward
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Statue of the God Mars