Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Judges Lodging
- Fairfax House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Second World War York
- Medieval Prisons
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham School
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The New Theatre
- Lendal Tower
- Viking Coins
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Vikings and Christianity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Ripon College for Women