Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Margaret Clitherow
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The County Court House
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Victoria Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Medieval Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Minster Library