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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Debtors' Prison
- The New Theatre
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Richard III and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Medieval Minster
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Abbot's House
- St Crux's Church
- New Earswick
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Olave
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'