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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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.
- The Red Tower
- York Castle Museum
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Cawood Sword
- Industrial Upheaval
- A Pipkin
- The Guildhall
- Ripon College for Women
- Victoria Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The George Fox Incident
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Basilica
- The Railway Institute
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Trams Pulled by Horses