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 Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Barker Tower
- Anglian Carving
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Ouse Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- New Shopping Centres
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Clifford's Tower
- The York Helmet
- Margaret Clitherow