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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- The Bar Convent
- Water Lanes
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Our Lady's Row
- The Red Tower
- St William's Shrine
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The White Rose of York
- John Carr - Architect