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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Helen
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Cawood Sword
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Mystery Plays
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Roman Gods and Goddesses