Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Minster Library
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The White Rose of York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Greyfriars
- Is York Cursed?
- Crest of York St John College
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Central Library
- The Basilica
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Richard III and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch