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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Clifford's Tower
- Church of St Olave
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Minster Library
- St Crux's Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Sixties York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Carving
- Archbishop Scrope Executed