Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Black Death
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Shambles
- Statue of an Athlete
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Coins
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Basilica
- Military Belt Fitting
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Bar Convent