Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Bombed
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Bar Convent
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Feeding Roman York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Council of Arles
- Olive Oil Container
- The Shambles
- The End of the Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bootham School