Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Edward III and York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- First World War Memorial
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Crest of York St John College
- Royal Station Hotel
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Abbot's House
- The Cawood Sword
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's Medieval Synagogue