Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Bombed
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Our Lady's Row
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Victoria Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Retreat
- King Edward I and York
- The First Minster
- A Pipkin
- Roman Gods and Goddesses