Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman Minster
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Edward I and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Barley Hall
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- New Shopping Centres
- York's Coat of Arms
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate