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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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Scarborough Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The York Observatory
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St William's Shrine
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Military Belt Fitting
- A New Vision For York
- Stonegate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Guildhall
- The Bar Convent
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York and the Holocaust