Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- The Norman House
- William Etty, Artist
- John Carr - Architect
- Stonegate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Black Death
- Vikings and Christianity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Walmgate Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- King Edward III and York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Trams Pulled by Horses