Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a 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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Our Lady's Row
- The Hospitium
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Coins
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Airfield
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Female Prison
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Battle of the Standard
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Margaret Clitherow