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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New University
- The First Minster
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of St Olave
- The Multangular Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Mary Ward
- St Crux's Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- Church of St Helen
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bone Trial Piece
- A New Walk
- George Leeman
- Middleham Jewel