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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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Lendal Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Helen
- Crest of York St John College
- The Council of Arles
- The Female Prison
- St William's Shrine
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- De Grey Rooms
- The White Rose of York