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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze weights
- Dick Turpin
- A New Vision For York
- New Earswick
- The Retreat
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Garrison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Olive Oil Container
- Statue of Napoleon
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Carving
- Artists, Writers and Scientists