Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Helen
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze weights
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Crux's Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- Sixties York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- William Etty, Artist
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Black Death
- Queen Margaret's Arch