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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Amber Bead Workshop
- George Leeman
- Ouse Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Council of Arles
- Statue of an Athlete
- Water Lanes
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Silk Cap
- Minster Library
- The Black Death
- Vikings and Christianity
- Clifford's Tower
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Our Lady's Row