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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Horn of Ulf
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's Airfield
- The George Fox Incident
- The Norman House
- The First Railway Station
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Feeding Roman York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Stonegate
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and the Holocaust
- Teaching the Poor