Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Feeding Roman York
- Bootham Bar
- The Shambles
- Vikings and Christianity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Carving
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Sword Pommel
- A New Walk
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Crux's Church
- York Bombed
- Mary Ward