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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Clifford's Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of St Helen
- Barker Tower
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mystery Plays
- A New Walk
- Water Lanes
- First World War Memorial
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Our Lady's Row
- Lendal Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses