Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The End of the Abbey
- The York Hoard
- The Horn of Ulf
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Basilica
- Monk Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- First World War York
- Medieval Prisons
- Olive Oil Container
- York Garrison
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Inscription to Hecules