Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham School
- York's Coat of Arms
- Ouse Bridge
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Scarborough Bridge
- Minster Library
- York Garrison
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Walmgate Bar
- The Black Death