Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- King Edward I and York
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- First World War York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Hoard
- The Norman Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The County Court House