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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barley Hall
- The Battle of the Standard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Minster
- Vikings and Christianity
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mary Ward
- King Edward I and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Crux's Church
- The Assembly Rooms
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa