Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- William Etty, Artist
- The End of the Abbey
- The Debtors' Prison
- George Leeman
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New Walk
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Carving
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Royal Station Hotel