Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Mansion House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Red Tower
- The Mystery Plays
- Royal Station Hotel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St William's Shrine
- Anglian Cross
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Carving
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Ouse Bridge
- The Shambles
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York