Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward I and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Is York Cursed?
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Medieval Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window