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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- William Etty, Artist
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Roman Fortress
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Retreat
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Crest of York St John College
- Gold Arm Ring
- A New University
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Norman Window Frame