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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- A New Walk
- Roman Head Pot
- Judges Lodging
- John Carr - Architect
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Scarborough Bridge
- Barker Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Inscription to Hecules
- Gold Arm Ring
- Norman Window Frame