Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Council of Arles
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Middleham Jewel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fairfax House
- The Norman Minster
- York's Airfield
- Clifford's Tower
- York Castle Museum
- New Shopping Centres
- The Abbot's House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- John Carr - Architect
- Rowntree Park