Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Sixties York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- George Leeman
- Statue of the God Mars
- Silver Strap Ends
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- View from Station Rise
- Fairfax House
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Art Gallery
- Lendal Tower